"You want to become wise in one lesson:First become a real human being."

"PEOPLEKick them -- they'll forgive you. Flatter them -- they may or may not see through you.But ignore, them, and they'll hate you, even if they conceal it until they die."

"You make me a sinner if you stop me giving you hospitality."

"Saying of the ProphetThe TongueA man slips with his tongue more than with his feet."

"Saying of the ProphetOppressionWhen oppression exists, even the bird dies in its nest."

"Day and NightThe night is long: do not shorten it by sleep. The day is fair: do not darken it with wrongdoing."

"Give and TakeThe Chief takes less than he is givenAnd gives more than he has taken."

"From the beginning, from the age of Adam to the time of kingship: from the powerful, pardon: from the poor, sins."

"Better to quarrel with a friend than to support enemies."

"The significance of the dwelling is in the dweller."